My take? This issue is still in doubt and might take weeks or months for Israel to solve...

 Israel is in a jam.

This isn't simple.  This will take weeks or months to solve.  Hamas got in deep, they struck hard, they have hostages, they've stacked bodies and the Israelis are still trying to regain the initiative.

If Hezbollah gets involved along with Iran then this turns into a regional war.

The economic circumstances are secondary but oil prices are about to spike to hell.  You better fill up your tanks this weekend and drive slow cause its about to pound your pocket book.

The US administration is lost in the sauce.  They don't have a plan were caught off guard and have few options.  The Pentagon appears to be in the same boat.

The crazy thing?

If the Israeli operation is a success then its still dangerous for all.  That will force the Arab nations to come to the rescue of HAMAS and the threat of regional war versus the blood lust of the Israelis that have seen their citizens ravaged will butt heads.

There will be no happy ending here.